Alienware Curved Seamless Display 2880x900

Nagumo · 01-07-2008, 03:59 PM

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/628/1/

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Our first little gem of a find was at Pepcom's Digital Experience event for Press Only. We came across the Alienware booth where we noticed a small crowd had been gathered for a while. As we approached, we discovered there was a good reason for the mass of reporters.

With a resolution of 2880 x 900, this beast of a monitor will not disappoint! In talking with Alienware at the event, we were informed that the Curved Seamless Display (CSD) has a refresh rate of .02ms which they claim is an order of magnitude better than the competition!

The Alienware folks were of course very serious about showing off how well Crysis demonstrates the CSD's abilities. However, according to Alienware, most of the current DX10 titles will recognize the 2880 x 900 resolution with no problems at all!

Surprisingly, the CSD only takes one DVI input for it's signal input. So while it would be enough to make your head literally spin, one could put two Curved Seemless Displays in a dual monitor configuration. Even though there is only one signal input, the CSD is actually designed by two high quality WSXGA screens put together.
Slated for release in the second half of 2008, the Curved Seamless Display by Alienware is sure to be a big hit among enthusiast gamers! Alienware declined to comment on pricing as the release date is still a ways away.

Alienware paired the Curved Seamless Display with their Alienware ALX gaming system with a custom painted case.

tonofclay · 01-07-2008, 05:07 PM

So I'm guessing you have one pre-ordered?

Nagumo · 01-07-2008, 06:46 PM

[H] have confirmed that the display is based upon DLP technology (hence that big back panel).

Mikell · 01-07-2008, 07:28 PM

I thought it was kinda thick for an LCD.
2880 X 900? That's a weird size isn't it?

Nagumo · 01-07-2008, 07:49 PM

It's just 32:10. Essentially two 16:10 displays side by side in a single unit, and best of all doesn't require much more horsepower to drive than a singe 16:10 1920x1200 24" display.

Diviance · 01-07-2008, 10:54 PM

So... crappy resolution, ugly AND inconveniently large?

Sounds like a piece of junk to me.

kylestyle · 01-08-2008, 12:20 AM

Now was the response time 0.2ms.. or 2ms? Wondering if it was a misprint?

Contagious Rage · 01-08-2008, 01:41 AM

That's one fugly case.

Diviance · 01-08-2008, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by kylestyle

Now was the response time 0.2ms.. or 2ms? Wondering if it was a misprint?

DLP, not normal LCD so the normal response times don't really apply here.

Nagumo · 01-08-2008, 01:56 PM

Sure they do. DLP is just laser projection onto crystals (aka mirrors). And the response time is .02ms. That's an order of magnitude faster than any other current DLP technology.

And in what way is the resolution crappy? They are maintaining the aspect ratio of two 24" 16:10 monitors side by side.

Terry Penrod · 01-08-2008, 02:59 PM

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Not sure if I'd like that kind of screen for most types of games. I could see it being very cool for driving and especially flight sims where the panoramic effect would add a lot to the experience. But what about for classic-style adventures that require careful attention to minute details in generally small environments or any other games with purposefully claustrophobic atmosphere?

For business, accounting, e-mail and surfing the web though I would probably prefer one or two flat-panel displays. That's because the physical curvature itself could cause distortion problems when doing certain kinds of graphic design work, displaying large tables, reading large amounts of small text, etc.

Cheers, Terry

jedicri · 01-08-2008, 10:35 PM

This is definately for gaming enthusiasts....

I'm not one to pick this up but if offered for free, heck, why not...

Diviance · 01-08-2008, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Nagumo

Sure they do. DLP is just laser projection onto crystals (aka mirrors). And the response time is .02ms. That's an order of magnitude faster than any other current DLP technology.

And in what way is the resolution crappy? They are maintaining the aspect ratio of two 24" 16:10 monitors side by side.

.02ms response time... in what way? They always leave this out. that .02 can end up being 10-20ms in actual response time.

Yes, the resolution of two 24'' 16:10 monitors... in LOW resolution. My 22'' is 1680x1050, why don't they use some high quality stuff in their parts and use two that do 1920x1200 or something?

Alienware is not quality stuff.

Terry Penrod · 01-08-2008, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Diviance

.02ms response time... in what way? They always leave this out. that .02 can end up being 10-20ms in actual response time.

Yes, the resolution of two 24'' 16:10 monitors... in LOW resolution. My 22'' is 1680x1050, why don't they use some high quality stuff in their parts and use two that do 1920x1200 or something?

Alienware is not quality stuff.

I don't have any experience with Alienware's monitors but I do with their customized desktop PCs and I assure you they are extremly high quality systems. The customer service and support is stellar too.

Cheers, Terry

Nagumo · 01-08-2008, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Diviance

.02ms response time... in what way? They always leave this out. that .02 can end up being 10-20ms in actual response time.

Yes, the resolution of two 24'' 16:10 monitors... in LOW resolution. My 22'' is 1680x1050, why don't they use some high quality stuff in their parts and use two that do 1920x1200 or something?

Alienware is not quality stuff.

So you'd like a 3840*2400 (9216000 pixels) display? And just what do you plan to be able to play at that resolution? Mine Sweeper? 1920x1200 is 2304000 pixes by the way making your suggestion 4 times greater. To maintain a single input would require DisplayPort. There aren't too many cards that support DisplaySupport (all of 1 gaming card). Otherwise you're looking at dual link DVI.